| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sean Friars | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Derry, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 199?-1995 | Foyle Harps | ||
| 1995-1998 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998-2001 | Ipswich Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2000 | →Portadown (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2001 | Carlisle United | 1 | (0) |
| 2001 | Newry Town | ? | (?) |
| 2001-2004 | Derry City | ? | (?) |
| 2004 | →Finn Harps (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2004-2007 | Cliftonville | ? | (?) |
| 2007-2009 | Newry City | 33 | (9) |
| 2009-2010 | Institute | ? | (?) |
| 2010-2011 | Aileach F.C. | ? | (?) |
| 2011-2012 | Institute | 10 | (1) |
| 2012- | Dungannon Swifts | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001-2004 | Northern Ireland U21 | ? | (?) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:25, 22 July 2007 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Sean Friars (born 15 May 1979 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is a footballer and former Liverpool player. He currently plays for Dungannon Swifts.
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Prior to his move to Cliftonville, Friars played for Foyle Harps, Liverpool F.C., Ipswich Town F.C., Portadown F.C., Newry Town F.C., Derry City F.C. and Finn Harps.
Friars made only one appearance, as substitute, for Ipswich Town F.C.. He came on against Crewe Alexandra F.C in a 2-1 home win at Portman Road.
In 2001 he had a short term deal with Newry Town which expired in September.[1]
In March 2004 a loan deal from Derry City to Finn Harps was announced.[2] The left-sided midfielder, had been a member of Derry City's 2002 FAI Cup winning team. After returning from a loan spell with League of Ireland First Division club Finn Harps, it was announced in August 2004 that he had left Derry City by mutual agreement.[3]
He made his Cliftonville debut in August 2004 in a friendly match against Holywood F.C. During his first year at Cliftonville, Friars was included in the 2004-05 Irish League Team of the Year. Friars returned to Cliftonville F.C. from a spell at Limavady United F.C. where he spent the latter half of the 2006-07 season.
In October 2006 there was some doubt over his future with Cliftonville after he went absent from the club and was subsequently dropped from the squad for a number of matches.[4]
He remained with Cliftonville and recently had an "outstanding" match in their second leg away win in the UEFA Intertoto Cup in July 2007.[5]
Friars sealed a return to Newry in the summer of 2007 Where he proved himself as a vital member of the team scoring 8 goals in his first 14 matches. His brother Emmett was also in the Newry team.
In January 2009 Sean Friars was transferred to Institute for an undisclosed fee, signing a 2 year contract.
On the same day as his brother Emmet Friars, 3rd January 2012, Sean joined Dungannon Swifts.
He is a former Northern Ireland Under-21 international.[3] He captained the Northern Ireland team at U-21 level.[2]